Rivals have tough Australia Experience: Misbah – Cricket News update
Cognizant of the tough challenge ahead, The Pakistani captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 has pointed out that the rivals India and Sri Lanka are enriched with the valuable experience from the recently concluded CB series in Australia, making them tougher competitors.
Sri Lanka, Australia and India were the three participants in the CB series with the finals being played between the visiting Lankans and the host Aussies. The Asian tigers were compulsive to earn a one sided win in the 2nd final after losing
the first contest to force the 3rd and last decider of the series.
The Lankans' scintillating performance despite losing the CB series title makes them a formidable foe in the Asia Cup. On this account, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193, the former Pakistani fast bowler and head coach also considers them favourites.
Despite http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the Australian tour, Misbah believes both of them are equally challenging.
“I think the way they have played cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, it will always be difficult to play against them as they have played tough cricket over there”: stated Misbah while referring to the rivals show in the CB series.
Even though http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 has also played an ODI series recently in the UAE against England, the skipper believes the Australian experience is better from the learning point of view.
“Regardless of the situation that we have played here and have some advantage, but it will hardly matter as they have played some tough cricket. A lot of teams get mentally strong after playing over there (Australia)”, expressed Misbah.
When asked about the team’s chances in the Asia Cup given the poor show in the ODI series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, Misbah opined that his side is only looking forward.
“Every game and every series is a different ball game. You can’t just http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to the series that you have lost,” he said.
The approach taken by the Pakistani captain seems to be fair as he is not ready to underestimate anyone. He has also ruled out the pressure factor to affect the team’s performance against traditional rivals India.
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